William G. Hargett

Mr. Hargett worked his way up the corporate ladder over the course of many years and he bounced between many different companies on his way up until he ended up at CEO of his final company. The reason he  switched companies so often was because these companies were either bought or went out of business, causing Mr. Hargett to adapt and move to new places. His specific expertise is in Geology and he used that skill to find places to drill for oil. But now he is done with that and is retired, sorta. He now spends his time looking for young start up businesses that he likes in order to invest in them.
After he told us his business history he had a small presentation called "Observations on Corporations" that went into different stages of a career as well as how to be a successful employee. While the man was very dry when he was talking, i really connected with this bit. The career stages for a corporation reminded me of rank structure in the ARMY. being an apprentice for up to five years being similar to exactly what ROTC is about; learning the job, and so on up the line at various stages. At the end of his presentation he showed a slide that every one in the room loved. It was Murphy's Law, and we all had known it at one time.
He went on to talk about that in the professional world, perception is reality. Mind ones reputation because it very well determines most of your business path. The final note was a common theme but good just the same "If you're not having fun, leave it" and i think that is great advice